the election has gone from being a referendum to being a choice. romney has tests to meet tonight, not only the test of likability that you were talking about earlierer but he's got to persuade people and cares about their problems. >> don't you think romney should hold obama accountable for solyndra and other scandals or mini scandals that occurred with this clean energy, just as the president said he would cut the budget deficit in half and we've had four years of trillion dollar budget deficits. these are promises and he's got to be held accountable for that. >> i hope mitt romney is listening to this and takes your advice. a debate of 90 minutes is a precious commodity and i'm saying that from romney's perspective, there are other issues that have a much better chance to move him forward than talking about solyndra. >> i got to leave it there, gentlemen. i know, did -- please stay with cnbc for tonight's coverage. i'm larry kudlow. thanks for watching. [ male announcer ] the 2013 smart comes with 8 airbags, a crash management system and the wor